A trail camera has captured a tiny wallaby known as a 'Narbalek' in a remote part of Western Australia where the species had not been detected for more than 50 years.
The Narbalek is Australia's second-smallest wallaby and is thought to be on the brink of extinction, but its appearance on trail camera at two locations in the country's Kimberley region has given conservationists hope.
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The sighting of the Narbalek wallaby gives hope for the conservation of the species.
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